I am no Emily Dickinson. Definitely not even close to Robert Frost. And even though I might add a “-th” to random words and say “thou” or “thee” on occasion (just because I can), I will never be a great playwright or poet like William Shakespeare. Today, I would like to share what Christmas means to me by way of a milspouse poem. This won’t be winning any poetry awards anytime soon, but if I have fun writing it (and you get just a tiny bit of enjoyment out of reading it), then I vote yes.
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Stay Healthy, Stay Happy, and Stay Hungry
It’s possible for your dreams to come true; all you have to do is go after them. Do what you can do and control what you can control. The following comments are from Kerri Gallagher who has an impressive resume from the national and international scene.
Gallagher is a 2011 graduate from Fordham University. While attending, she won four Atlantic 10 titles, won the Hobbes family award as the top female student-athlete, achieved ESPN The Magazine All-District Honors, set six school records, set two Atlantic 10 records, was a five-time team MVP, and will be inducted in Fordham’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2017.
Home for the Holidays?
Each year it seems like a difficult decision comes up: Do we go home for the holidays or not?
For some, this may be a topic that isn’t relevant. For others, it may be based on their current situation, i.e. deployment. Then there’s the other group.
This group, while the decision may still be discussed, will choose to spend the holidays their own way.
Humorous Holiday Hacks: Round #3
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, not just because the holidays make us feel all warm, fuzzy, and snuggly and give us the perfect excuse to eat #AllTheThings, but because I have a new reason to create yet another “batch” of humorous holiday hacks.
These hacks are tips and tricks that, while entertaining, may or may not make your holiday season easier. (But hey, if it puts a smile on your face, that’s something, right?)
Settling for Option B
When I began working toward my bachelor’s degree, I was taking online classes. I soon fell in love with the learning platform, and it became my goal to teach online. The idea of being able to work from home and to teach other students what I loved to learn about seemed like a dream job. I studied hard for many years and even earned my master’s this past June. But even with my degree and experience in hand, I wasn’t able to land the job I’d been dreaming about for four years. After six months of sending out resumes, filling out an endless amount of applications, and only receiving rejection letters, I had to start thinking about Option B. After all, I would have to start paying back those student loans in a few months.
Return to Normalcy
About two months have passed since we moved to Illinois. Things are finally starting to settle down, and we’re getting into a daily routine, which is pretty easy to do when you have an almost 10-month-old who needs naps to keep from being a grouch.
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